Senior Network Engineer

The Senior Network Engineer plans the future growth and expansion of our corporate, retail, and cloud based networks. Consistently communicates and keeps Information Services (IS) staff and IS Leadership informed of network status and capacity. Maintains our current infrastructure and supporting systems; identifies and remediates gaps and keeps IS updated on the latest in best network practices, tools, and new technologies to keep the network running at peak performance.

This role pay between 120 to 135k.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Implements, configures and maintains LAN/WAN infrastructure solutions across a large organization ensuring proper network connectivity of all sites, servers, workstations, and other network appliances.
• Implements, configures, and utilizes network monitoring tools to maintain and troubleshoot LAN/WAN infrastructure issues.
• Engages in regular network troubleshooting activities and resolve network connectivity issues, which includes engaging vendors and their support organizations as needed.
• Analyzes the current network structure and submits quarterly comprehensive reports to management on how to make the network more efficient.
• Proactively manages standards, topology documentation, configuration files, performance baselines for network infrastructure.
• Manages day to day datacenter assets and allocates resources effectively for ongoing IS initiatives, networking, storage, etc.
• Participates in designing, implementing and managing all network security solutions in collaboration with IS Security Team.
• Works closely with departmental management to determine future network needs and plan for network changes.
• Advances projects that are designed to either add functionality required by the company or to address ongoing network issues.
• Maintains knowledge of networking related topics, including emerging technologies, industry best practices, and regulatory/compliance related concerns.
• Participates in on call rotation for all Infrastructure related “Priority One” issues and calls in when all P1 bridges are convened.
• Required to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays occasionally to implement approved changes by the Change advisory board, technology refreshes and rollouts including but not limited to upgrades, patches, and maintenance.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Certified to work with Cisco and Meraki networking equipment and specifically fluent with Palo Alto firewall infrastructure and configuration
• Familiar with network load balancing techniques, VPN solutions, and possess fluency with wireless solutions to support the organization
• Well-versed in implementing and supporting cloud based computing solutions such as platform as a service (AWS) and software as a service application.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and writing skills
• Manage third party technology vendors
• Ability to learn and support new systems and technologies in a fast paced environment
• Excellent record keeping and attention to detail
• Must be available to work evenings, holidays, overnight, and weekends
• Experience in a multi-location, Microsoft Windows, networked environment
• Other industry standard certifications (Microsoft, Cisco) are desired
• Detailed understanding of network topology design and implementation
• Some previous experience with Windows Server and VMWare virtualization platforms desired

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.